Scientific Name: Aotus ericoides

Common Name: golden pea

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: Much branched shrub, occasionally prostrate.

Height (m): 0.6 – 1.3

Flowers: Pea flowers, golden yellow with red markings.

Fruit: Seed pod

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestHeath
Habitat Notes

Widespread and abundant. Well drained coastal heathlands and open forest.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Bee attracting. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed has hard coat. Seed released immediately on maturity. Cut and tip over into collecting bag. Do not pick as seed may be lost.

Seed Treatment Method

Hot Water Hot water is used to soften the hard seed case of some species. This replicates the weathering process. Pour hot (not boiling) water over the seeds and allow them to soak for 4-12 hours.

Seed Storage Life

Long

Seed Treatment Notes

Easily grown from seed after soaking in boiling water. The seeds are prone to rotting. This is less likely to occur if hot rather than boiling water is used. Direct seeding in pots.

Germination Time

3-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown from cuttings.